Narrative of Changes

Narrative of Changes

The purpose of the Narrative of Changes is to clearly indicate changes to a collection since the previous approval.

Collection Title: Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form

OMB Control No.: 1660-0040

Current Expiration Date: 4/30/2015

Collection Instruments: FEMA Form 086-0-32

FEMA Form 086-0-32, have been updated to provide better instructions to the public regarding the completion of the form. See Forms Revision Chart (uploaded under supplementary documents) for changes to FEMA Form 086-0-32.

The following are the changes to the collection:

Supporting Statement:

Question 8a – Updated to reflect FRN publication information and updated following the 60 and 30-day comment period to list all comments and FEMA’s response to those comments. The form has been updated to address user concerns and recommendations.

Question 10 – Updated to reflect current privacy information.

Question 12 – Average Hourly Wage Rate has increased. Number of forms respondents did not change.

Question 14 – Costs to the Federal Government updated.

Question 15 – Burden hours remained the same however, FEMA Form 086-0-32 has since changed. See explanation.

Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
Type of Respondent	Form Name / Form Number	No. of Respon-dents	No. of Respon-ses per Respon-dent	Total No. of Responses	Avg. Burden per Response (in hours)	Total Annual Burden (in hours)	Avg. Hourly Wage Rate	Total Annual Respondent Cost
Business or other for-profit	Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form (SFHDF) / FEMA Form 086-0-32	46,456,460	1	46,456,460	0.33 (20 minutes)	15,330,632	$62.05	$951,265,715.60
Total		46,456,460		46,456,460		15,330,632		$951,265,715.60

• Note: The “Avg. Hourly Wage Rate” for each respondent includes a 1.4 multiplier to reflect a fully-loaded wage rate.

Question 15 – Form changed explained.

Insert full explanation and chart from question 15 below.

Itemized Changes in Annual Burden Hours
Data collection Activity/Instrument	Program Change (hours currently on OMB Inventory)	Program Change (New)	Difference	Adjustment (hours currently on OMB Inventory)	Adjustment (New)	Difference
Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form (SFHDF) / FEMA Form 086-0-32				15,330,632	15,330,632	0
Total(s)				15,330,632	15,330,632	0

Explain:

There are no changes to the annual hour burden previously reported and there has been no change to the information being collected. However, there have been changes to FEMA Form 086-0-32. These changes are being made to clarify the language of the form and to offer users a wider variety of suggested information so the form will be simpler to use then in the past. There is no indication yet that the changes will alter the burden hours in any way.